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How can we improve outcomes for cancer patients undergoing surgery? With Immunotherapy! In this episode we discuss perioperative immunotherapy with Dr. Rebecca Auer, a Surgeon-Scientist and the CEO & Scientific Director at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. She discusses how her background in surgery and interest in research led her to explore how we can enhance the immune system after surgical removal of cancers to prevent relapse.

More information about the clinical trial using a blood thinner to boost the immune response after colon cancer removal:

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Medical Journal publication

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Creators & Producers: Gillian Savage, Grace Bernard, and Dr. Pauline Loos 

Podcast Logo is designed by Mia Portelance 

Music is by Lara Antebi (⁠https://laraantebi.bandcamp.com/⁠)